Check out Voyager’s bridge through Oculus Rift, Seven of Nine not included

It looks like Oculus Rift is paving the way towards the first stages of Holo-addiction now that someone has recreated the bridge of the USS Voyager for you to wander around in.

The Oculus Rift has been part of some really incredible VR experiences, despite not yet being a completed product that regular consumers can just walk into a Best Buy and purchase one. There’s tons of exciting experiences that don’t go too much further than a fun tech demo, but for the most part that’s all anyone needs when showing off the tech right now. Thomas Kadlec has taken Unreal 4 and make a walkthrough simulator of the bridge of the USS Voyager, and while that’s not the same thing as a video game it’s a hugely impressive example of the things Rift will be used for.

How many Lego cities have been built to scale for your favorite movie scene or book event? How about Minecraft worlds dedicated to last week’s Game of Thrones or a walkthrough of your favorite classic game now re-imagined in 3D? The Oculus rift takes all of those experiences and wanders up the next step, where you can do everything but reach out and touch the imaginary world you have created. Oculus Rift could be used to tour the set of your favorite TV show, or take a wander through the final cutscene in a video game from the eyes of another character.

That level of immersion is that part that makes this experience completely worth strapping the plastic block to your head to begin with, all you need to do now is make sure you remember to take it off every now and again. Otherwise you might wind up like Lieutenant Reginald Barclay.